The wild look I was going for died and was immediately transformed to something else. I looked at everywhere but at him. Some of the other seminarians turned to look at who dared interrupt their class time, while others stared straight ahead. There was frankly speaking, no excuse to give father James because even before the words were out, he would have already deduced I was lying.
You know what I did? I kept quiet and looked down at my sneakers. Yeah, maybe the floor would mysteriously open and I’d fall inside to escape the look of disappointment that was currently spreading on his face.
“It was nice of you to join us, John.” A few of the seminarians in the front seat laughed, but one look from him silenced them immediately. Even though he had spoken in a calm voice, I could sense the
